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forget obama's katrina. this is october surprise named sandy. thankfully, in the last days, many have thoughtfully considered the role of a strong infrastructure and a stronger government. this helped us focus on the very real need for the kind of disaster planning and preparedness that only our government can provide. this morning, president obama said he remains focused as well. >> this continues to be my number one priority. there is nothing more important than us getting this right. we are going to spend as much time, effort, and energy that is necessary to make sure all the people in new york, new jersey, and connecticut know that the entire country is behind them. >> back to my panel, david, in the immediate moments after a disaster, with he feel like, oh, all victims are worthy and we have this rallying around the victim effect. how long does that last? should we expect in this context that some folks are going to be made into villains. >> that is going to happen. there is tremendous anger in staten island. the power is coming back on in
forget obama's katrina. this is october surprise named sandy. thankfully, in the last days, many have thoughtfully considered the role of a strong infrastructure and a stronger government. this helped us focus on the very real need for the kind of disaster planning and preparedness that only our government can provide. this morning, president obama said he remains focused as well. >> this continues to be my number one priority. there is nothing more important than us getting this right....
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i'm not necessarily comparing it to hurricane katrina. all i am comparing is the sense of arrogance and the dismissive approach to folks are patting themselves on the back from a lot of folks are supposed to provide help at doing something. instead of kicking them. we will have one that disconnect between leaders. partiiularly when it comes another crisis in washington. seems they haven't been moving much lately. but things aretarting to turn around because of business people like you. and regions is here to help. with the experience and service to keep things rling. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get ing. together. ♪ fare thee well ♪ farewell ♪ mr. gloom be on your way ♪ ♪ though you haven't any moy you can still be bright and sunny ♪ ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah neil: okay, we have some money for special graphics. we do not exhausted all on one thing. that sums up what is going on here. mcdonald's is down for the count.
i'm not necessarily comparing it to hurricane katrina. all i am comparing is the sense of arrogance and the dismissive approach to folks are patting themselves on the back from a lot of folks are supposed to provide help at doing something. instead of kicking them. we will have one that disconnect between leaders. partiiularly when it comes another crisis in washington. seems they haven't been moving much lately. but things aretarting to turn around because of business people like you. and...
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think katrina for george w. bunch, bill clinton's impeachment, iran can tra for ronald reagan and watergate for nixon. let's take a look at what he can learn and avoid from past precede precedent. with me michael berb losh, a presidentials historian and douglas brinkley a history professor at rice university. i'm going to start with michael. what can a president do to avoid what seems to be the second term curse? >> don't overreach a situation. that's what barack obama said after the election, that he had read the literature on that. the thing is they always feel anointed because they usually get these great victories, most of them larger margin than the first time but forget about the fact that since truman, there's not been a single second term president who has had congress both houses for his entire second term. so here you are feeling entitled and oftentimes working with a congress that is very hostile, sometimes out for revenge. >> douglas brinkley, what do you think is the key to the second term disasters
think katrina for george w. bunch, bill clinton's impeachment, iran can tra for ronald reagan and watergate for nixon. let's take a look at what he can learn and avoid from past precede precedent. with me michael berb losh, a presidentials historian and douglas brinkley a history professor at rice university. i'm going to start with michael. what can a president do to avoid what seems to be the second term curse? >> don't overreach a situation. that's what barack obama said after the...
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i'm not necessarily comparing it to hurricane katrina. all i am comparing is the sense of arrogance and the dismissive approach to folks are patting themselves on the back from a lot of folks are supposed to provide help at doing something. instead of kicking them. we will have one that disconnect between leaders. partiiularly when it comes another crisis in washington. so, what happens if i'm in an accident and need to get my car fixed? progressive makes it easy, because give you choices. you can pick where tget your car fixed, we can cut you a check, or, at our service cenr, we takeare of everything for you. [ relaxing mus playing ] [ chuckles -whew, so many choices. -take your time. thegi neil: okay, we have some money for special graphics. we do not exhausted all on one thing. that sums up what is going on here. mcdonald's is down for the count. the first back to back report. a big drop off today. the biggest two-day drop off. i'm thinking a global slowdown and no one in washington is very any of these issues. >> bad and getting worse
i'm not necessarily comparing it to hurricane katrina. all i am comparing is the sense of arrogance and the dismissive approach to folks are patting themselves on the back from a lot of folks are supposed to provide help at doing something. instead of kicking them. we will have one that disconnect between leaders. partiiularly when it comes another crisis in washington. so, what happens if i'm in an accident and need to get my car fixed? progressive makes it easy, because give you choices. you...
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when katrina happened? george bush's second term. when barack obama was elected the first time, they summed it up with this head line. "black man given nation's worst job." that was for the start of his first term. might be more apt for second term. the second term is when the job turns out to be a difficult job for presidents. if you go back to woodrow wilson in his second term trying to join the league of nations, that was pretty much the end of wilson. that was his second term. when it was truman in his second term during the korean war, he fired general mcarthur. the country responded by throwing parades for the general who got fired. and harry truman left office with approval ratings that dick cheney would kill for, but for everyone else would see that as a disaster. second terms are almost always seen as a disaster, then at least when the big disappointments happen and often the failures. when the soviet union beat us, when the soviet union beat the united states to put the first space satellite into orbit, when no nation had p
when katrina happened? george bush's second term. when barack obama was elected the first time, they summed it up with this head line. "black man given nation's worst job." that was for the start of his first term. might be more apt for second term. the second term is when the job turns out to be a difficult job for presidents. if you go back to woodrow wilson in his second term trying to join the league of nations, that was pretty much the end of wilson. that was his second term....
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. >>> up next katrina, monica watergate second terms can be rough on presidents. how does this president avoid a second term disaster like sl met so many presidents when they ge get re-elected to more trouble? ♪ ♪ [ fing can dampen a baby's mood when he wakes up dry in pampers. unlike other diapers, pampers has 3 absorbent layers, for up to 12 hours of protection overnight, and more beautiful mornings. ♪ ♪ pampers. peaceful nights. playful days. >>> we're back winning a second term is a goal all presidents hope for and many are remembered more for their failures in their second term. for george w. bush. bill clinton's impeachment, iran-contra for ron ald reagan and of course watergate for richard nixon. as barack obama embarks on another four years, with me are two experts, the presidentialkw historian andouglas brinkley a professor at rice university. you are both great at this. i'll start with michael, what can a president do to avoid what seems to be the second term curse? >> don't overreach a situation. that's what barack obama sa: id after the re-elec
. >>> up next katrina, monica watergate second terms can be rough on presidents. how does this president avoid a second term disaster like sl met so many presidents when they ge get re-elected to more trouble? ♪ ♪ [ fing can dampen a baby's mood when he wakes up dry in pampers. unlike other diapers, pampers has 3 absorbent layers, for up to 12 hours of protection overnight, and more beautiful mornings. ♪ ♪ pampers. peaceful nights. playful days. >>> we're back winning...
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to push through their wish lists of policies and often their wish lists of policies, after hurricane katrina there was a meeting at the heritage foundation just two weeks after the storm hit. parts of the city were still under water and there was a meeting and "the wall street journal" reported from it and the heading was 31 free market solutions for hurricane katrina and you go down the list and it was -- don't re-open the public schools. replace the public schools with vouchers and drill for oil in anwar and the arctic national wild life reserve and what kind of free market solutions are these? here you have a crisis that was created by a collision between heavy weather which may or may not have been linked to climate change and what climate change looks like and colliding with weak infrastructure because of years and years of neglect. let's get rid of the infrastructural together and drill for the oil which is the root cause of climate change. that's their shock doctrine, and i think it's time for people shock. >> people shock? >> which we've had before, if you think about 1929 and the ma
to push through their wish lists of policies and often their wish lists of policies, after hurricane katrina there was a meeting at the heritage foundation just two weeks after the storm hit. parts of the city were still under water and there was a meeting and "the wall street journal" reported from it and the heading was 31 free market solutions for hurricane katrina and you go down the list and it was -- don't re-open the public schools. replace the public schools with vouchers and...
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at this point katrina, most folks that had their power restored. neil: that's a very good point. the idea that this campaign by governor romney has come this close . great second-guessing, but the real emphasis will have to be for the republican party irrespective of whether governor romney windsor knot, helen the world that is corrupt the opportunity that was theirs for the u.s. senate? how is it that the republican party seems so at a touch with the american people that they could lose all of these opportunities and actually be dominated rhetorically and in the language and messaging of campaigning in 2012. does what happened. neil: missouri right now goes for mitt romney, leading by two points. i don't think that's a shock. again, pick up ten electoral votes. another alert. power restored. >> excellent. congratulations. let's hope that the rest of new jersey -- neil: lou has a nuclear power generator powering his compound. >> i want to give credit to sussex rural electric who delivers on their problems. >> something happened. let's go to bed cheryl. taking a look at how these
at this point katrina, most folks that had their power restored. neil: that's a very good point. the idea that this campaign by governor romney has come this close . great second-guessing, but the real emphasis will have to be for the republican party irrespective of whether governor romney windsor knot, helen the world that is corrupt the opportunity that was theirs for the u.s. senate? how is it that the republican party seems so at a touch with the american people that they could lose all of...
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fema is as much a failure now as it was at the time of katrina. i do not understand why there's not enough water in new york. st. st. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds. ishares. commodities. diversication. choices. my own ideas. isres. i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 9 out of 10 large, professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. introducing the ishares core, etfs for the heart of your portfolio. taefficient and low cost building blocks to help you keep more of what you earn. call your advisor. visit ishares.com. ishares. yeah, ishares. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before
fema is as much a failure now as it was at the time of katrina. i do not understand why there's not enough water in new york. st. st. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds....
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bush with hurricane andrew and katrina, of course. so following up on rahm emanuel, he might have thought hurricanes generally play better for democrats in that they require that kind of federal aid. you cannot -- no state, no city can do this on this its own and that was what was poignant with governor christie and president obama. yeah, i think that's true. >> edmund, this was a case of leadership that is perhaps a little bit more like theodore roosevelt than ronald reagan in the sense whether it's christie or obama, seemed a take-charge attitude. >> appearance matters. they were masters of action on camera. and what the american people relate to, particularly during an election season, is the president in action. and here we've -- if i were running for re-election to the presidency, i would pray for an emergency like this, because we look to our presidents to dramatize and to make sense of natural catastrophes. theodore roosevelt had the san francisco earthquake to deal with which he greatly enjoyed and reagan had several great the
bush with hurricane andrew and katrina, of course. so following up on rahm emanuel, he might have thought hurricanes generally play better for democrats in that they require that kind of federal aid. you cannot -- no state, no city can do this on this its own and that was what was poignant with governor christie and president obama. yeah, i think that's true. >> edmund, this was a case of leadership that is perhaps a little bit more like theodore roosevelt than ronald reagan in the sense...
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bush who, of course, the next year faced katrina and a collection of disasters. how does the president keep his head down, not be swept away by the moment, and avoid the mistakes of his four predecessors? >> well, i think what is so sobering -- and this isn't a grand historical vision or a legacy moment -- because for him, the reality is going to be around 1:00 today when he comes out and says what he would do about the fiscal cliff. we can all laugh about the term as much as any of you, but the reality is really grim. when i started going through the numbers yesterday of just what taxpayers -- ordinary taxpayers -- are going to face, i had no idea that it wasn't just the bush tax cuts, even though i follow this stuff pretty closely, the minimum tax hitting, of all people, the most people who will be affected by the amt kicking in if congress were to let it happen. and you've been there, so you know that they'll blink at the last moment. but the most people of any state live in new jersey who are the middle-income people, people who make $75,000 a year and have t
bush who, of course, the next year faced katrina and a collection of disasters. how does the president keep his head down, not be swept away by the moment, and avoid the mistakes of his four predecessors? >> well, i think what is so sobering -- and this isn't a grand historical vision or a legacy moment -- because for him, the reality is going to be around 1:00 today when he comes out and says what he would do about the fiscal cliff. we can all laugh about the term as much as any of you,...
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the aftermath of katrina in which our state saw 75,000 evacuees come with nothing, i hoped and prayed we'd never see anything like that again ever and now we are. and frankly, i'm furious about it. there's no excuse for americans to be that away from a bottle of water, a sandwich and warm place to sleep and somebody giving them basic answers why there's no help. i hope if you haven't already made some effort to help these folks, you will maybe through the red cross, red cross.org a place you can go to help, but i hope you'll also raise with people in staten island and let them know it's unacceptable for a government we pay so much for, for people who need so much at a time likes this. it's unexcusable that in this country, people are waiting to get a simple answer, or something warm around their necks or a bottle of water. coming up we celebrate memorial day with a real hero, dakota meyer will be joining us next. [applause] ♪ ooh baby, looks like you need a little help there ♪ ♪ ooh baby, can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance?
the aftermath of katrina in which our state saw 75,000 evacuees come with nothing, i hoped and prayed we'd never see anything like that again ever and now we are. and frankly, i'm furious about it. there's no excuse for americans to be that away from a bottle of water, a sandwich and warm place to sleep and somebody giving them basic answers why there's no help. i hope if you haven't already made some effort to help these folks, you will maybe through the red cross, red cross.org a place you...
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i think was worse than katrina. liz: it is in many respects worse than katrina, more power outages, more homes destroyed. that meeting was a mob last night. people were brought to tears. we only got $150 in insurance checks, 700 people, lashing out at both sides of the aisle, doing things like telling people the air quality is okay when it is not. this is coming at the time when the fiscal cliff negotiations, this shows a perfect example of the distractions focusing on big guzzler sodas or bicycle lanes in new york city when this is what the government should be doing, protecting people from natural disasters. stuart: why would you expect the government to be the best agency to take care of emergencies like this? is the only agency, i understand that the government does not do a good job. why do we expect them to be stellar, efficient performers? liz: clearly lowering expectations shows in disasters like this, people helping each other, charities stepping in and regular people helping each other is what this story w
i think was worse than katrina. liz: it is in many respects worse than katrina, more power outages, more homes destroyed. that meeting was a mob last night. people were brought to tears. we only got $150 in insurance checks, 700 people, lashing out at both sides of the aisle, doing things like telling people the air quality is okay when it is not. this is coming at the time when the fiscal cliff negotiations, this shows a perfect example of the distractions focusing on big guzzler sodas or...
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after katrina, 50% of the deaths were people over the age of 75. those that are frail, on medications, many need dialysis, need to take insulin injections. at risk for hypothermia, as you mentioned, those are at the greatest risk for problems here. if you have a small problem and can avoid the emergency room please do. jamie: i like it, doc. thank you very much. hope we helped folks. >> thanks, jamie. jamie: jon? jon: some brand new developments, jamie, in the deadly attack on our consulate in libya. the latest as lawmakers get their first look at some previously classified documents. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare... now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare d
after katrina, 50% of the deaths were people over the age of 75. those that are frail, on medications, many need dialysis, need to take insulin injections. at risk for hypothermia, as you mentioned, those are at the greatest risk for problems here. if you have a small problem and can avoid the emergency room please do. jamie: i like it, doc. thank you very much. hope we helped folks. >> thanks, jamie. jamie: jon? jon: some brand new developments, jamie, in the deadly attack on our...
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this is katrina 2012 for a lot of people here in the new york area. shannon: there was amazing voter turnout in philadelphia and some are questioning the numbers. up next we'll take a look to see if those figures add up. plus the big companies saying president obama's healthcare law could force them to make tough decisions to stay afloat. >> if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. if you like your healthcare plan, you will be able to keep your healthcare plan, period. no one will take it away. no matter what. [ female announcer ] beef, meet flavor boost. flavor boost, meet beef. it's swanson flavor boost. concentrated broth to add delicious flavor to your skillet dish in just one stir. mmm! [ female announcer ] cook, meet compliments. get recipes at flavorboost.com. then you may be looking for help in choosing the right plan for your needs. so don't wait. call now. whatever your health coverage needs, unitedhealthcare can help you find the right plan. open enrollment to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th a
this is katrina 2012 for a lot of people here in the new york area. shannon: there was amazing voter turnout in philadelphia and some are questioning the numbers. up next we'll take a look to see if those figures add up. plus the big companies saying president obama's healthcare law could force them to make tough decisions to stay afloat. >> if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. if you like your healthcare plan, you will be able to keep your healthcare...
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katrina, there were big mistakes made. there was a tremendous amount of money that was wasted down there. they had a request for $10 billion, i supported that. then, they wanted $58 billion. i asked for the plans. i want to see the spreadsheet, i want to see the support documents. i want to see the adding machine tape. if it is not that, i want to see the dart board. i found out the next morning when i got the email, when joshua bolton gave me the plan. in that was included 300,000 trailer houses in the original plan, 270,000 of which were back ordered. there were plans for medications of future disasters. there were opportunists in the katrina disaster, and we know there was $1.4 billion of that that was wasted with duplicates social security numbers. that is something, and experience of us who were there with katrina. i am asking the governors of the state to submit to congress a complete plan on not only were these resources need to go, but what kind of protections are there so they go the right place. that gets me a lo
katrina, there were big mistakes made. there was a tremendous amount of money that was wasted down there. they had a request for $10 billion, i supported that. then, they wanted $58 billion. i asked for the plans. i want to see the spreadsheet, i want to see the support documents. i want to see the adding machine tape. if it is not that, i want to see the dart board. i found out the next morning when i got the email, when joshua bolton gave me the plan. in that was included 300,000 trailer...
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but still far plea record costs of hurricane katrina several years ago. governor christy hie has pledgeo rebuild the shore but that would come at an even greater cost. and where he withstand, we have to tell you as we were driving in, there are actually school buses blocking the flooded roads. you can imagine with no school in session and very thin police availability given everything that's going on, all the emergency situations, they're use aing school buses to deter cars from going down dangerous roads.aing school buses to dete cars from going down dangerous roads.ing school buses to deters from going down dangerous roads. this boat was across the street and police have propped it up to get it out of the way so that emergency vehicles can keep going. of course that's the only way that you can get on the island here. back to you. >> have there been other people that you've seen out on the streets or is it pretty deserted aside from the emergency personnel? >> reporter: it's actually very deserted. and it's pretty eerie. i've seen all the pictures of man
but still far plea record costs of hurricane katrina several years ago. governor christy hie has pledgeo rebuild the shore but that would come at an even greater cost. and where he withstand, we have to tell you as we were driving in, there are actually school buses blocking the flooded roads. you can imagine with no school in session and very thin police availability given everything that's going on, all the emergency situations, they're use aing school buses to deter cars from going down...
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we'll look at the latest signs that the fallout is reaching katrina-esque levels according to some and why some of these victims could face criminal charges for returning to their own now-destroyed homes. >> temporarily you're not allowed to stay in your house. basically, if you have children, they're not allowed in the house. if the children come in the house for a t-shirt, they're going to call children's services on you. you're losing your house, your life savings, you lost everything you own, and there's no help. megyn: well, we just heard that iran is set to flex its military muscle by conducting massive war games this weekend, but that comes on the heels of israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, warning that israel's prepared to go it alone if it has to. now, he made those comments in israel just hours before our presidential election. >> translator: if someone sits here as a prime minister of israel and he can't take action on matters that are cardinal to the existence of this country, its future and its security and he is totally dependent on receiving approval from other
we'll look at the latest signs that the fallout is reaching katrina-esque levels according to some and why some of these victims could face criminal charges for returning to their own now-destroyed homes. >> temporarily you're not allowed to stay in your house. basically, if you have children, they're not allowed in the house. if the children come in the house for a t-shirt, they're going to call children's services on you. you're losing your house, your life savings, you lost everything...
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cases -- and we say it at pma trailers, and you hearken back to -- fema trailers and you harken back to katrina. we have moved to how to improve housing. it is an option we are looking at, and it may be a good solution for some folks who live more in a suburban area or less dense housing areas where there may not be available until assistance but the other thing is working with a lot of the industrial -- not industrial, but industry corporate housing er programs onrs to get more available housing stock they may have. because there is so many people impacted, we are not precluding any options, but we're not yet insultve not yet manufacturers housing, but we are prepared to support that if the state department's -- install many factors housing, but we are prepared to support that if the state determines that is impacted. we did not let this preclude solutions, particularly for people for people who, either because of jobs or schools or available housing stock, did not want to leave their communities, and this may work in those cases. >> and that concludes our call pick four more information about
cases -- and we say it at pma trailers, and you hearken back to -- fema trailers and you harken back to katrina. we have moved to how to improve housing. it is an option we are looking at, and it may be a good solution for some folks who live more in a suburban area or less dense housing areas where there may not be available until assistance but the other thing is working with a lot of the industrial -- not industrial, but industry corporate housing er programs onrs to get more available...
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katrina, there were big mistakes made dana katrina. there's tremendous amount of money that was wasted dana. there wasn't a plan to spend it. they came to us first with a request for 10.5 kilometer's, and i supported that. that lasted a week ago back in front of us with a request for 51.8 billion more dollars, 50 billion for dean the complex check. 1.8 billion for the corps of engineers. i asked for the plan, and finally, finally i went with down to that unless i valid as your spreadsheet and want to see the support documents for the spreadsheet if it's the spreadsheet i wan the spreadshei want to see the adding machine tape and if it's not that i want to see the dartboard vegemite from the dart at. at you i think they did throw a dart, figuratively speaking and ended up on 50 billion. and we know what have i been at the next it was by 32 a.m. when i got e-mail from josh bolten promised me that day he would give me the plan i have the got the 51.8 billion. in that was included to hundred, 300,000 trade houses in the original plan of 27
katrina, there were big mistakes made dana katrina. there's tremendous amount of money that was wasted dana. there wasn't a plan to spend it. they came to us first with a request for 10.5 kilometer's, and i supported that. that lasted a week ago back in front of us with a request for 51.8 billion more dollars, 50 billion for dean the complex check. 1.8 billion for the corps of engineers. i asked for the plan, and finally, finally i went with down to that unless i valid as your spreadsheet and...
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. >> caller: i am a katrina refugee in houston. and after the storm, there was no place to eat. there was no place to get water. there was no place to get cleaning supplies. and the salvation army fed us and they gave us water and they never asked us if we were lesbians which was pretty obvious because we were. >> stephanie: you're one of those obvious lesbians, are you? >> yes we're obvious lesbians because we were doing all of the work ourselves. >> stephanie: you were doing all of the manual labor. >> yeah. i've heard all of the stuff about salvation army. i'm glad you asked him those questions because that settles my heart a bit but i give to the salvation army every year because i was a recipient of their kindness. nobody asked me my sexual orientation. they fed us and took care of us. >> stephanie: your settled heart was in a big plaid obvious lesbian costume i'm guessing. >> actually, i do have -- it is funny. i do have plaid. >> stephanie: i don't know where i got that from. >> the salvation army's main thing is they don't discriminate when it comes to helping people in
. >> caller: i am a katrina refugee in houston. and after the storm, there was no place to eat. there was no place to get water. there was no place to get cleaning supplies. and the salvation army fed us and they gave us water and they never asked us if we were lesbians which was pretty obvious because we were. >> stephanie: you're one of those obvious lesbians, are you? >> yes we're obvious lesbians because we were doing all of the work ourselves. >> stephanie: you were...
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information on the portal, the fema housing portal that we developed in partnership with fema after katrina. we knew it would be important in large scale disasters. and we already have nearly a thousand homes for rent. click an the fema housing portal from our website and you can get access to that. we've also been working on identifying particular units available to seniors or other who may have medical service needs as well and those will be absolutely critical resources going forward. we are also beginning to focus on the longer term process of rebuilding. i spoke to some families that were already asking what resources are there to rebuild. obviously craig has talked about the importance of registering with fema. we've already seen over 160,000 families register. that's critical. we also want to make sure families know first of all they'll be safe while they think about their rebuilding. i've directed all f.h.a. lenders to impose a more torme on foreclosers in disaster areas. we don't want families to be victimized twice once by the storm and twice by the foreclosure. we want to make su
information on the portal, the fema housing portal that we developed in partnership with fema after katrina. we knew it would be important in large scale disasters. and we already have nearly a thousand homes for rent. click an the fema housing portal from our website and you can get access to that. we've also been working on identifying particular units available to seniors or other who may have medical service needs as well and those will be absolutely critical resources going forward. we are...
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and krugman -- paul krugman's column today is all about the response between sandy and katrina and just laying out there saying -- you know, big government isn't the enemy. you know. he quotes the old ronald reagan line where reagan got cheers. i'm from the government. i'm here to help. >> stephanie: rude, chris christie proved obama's point better than anyone ever could have that he has always been bipartisan. has always reached you know, across the aisle to help anybody who will work with him. >> yep. that's one of the missing narratives from this campaign. >> stephanie: it blew romney's whole closing argument. like that scene in "brute almighty" -- "bruce almighty." >> someone in the chat room said we have a chris christie like character and that would be alan grayson. that's a very good point. >> yeah. if we could get the right to stop, you know, stop trying to swat him down every time that he gets some traction. >> stephanie: yeah. exactly. oh, that's just -- that's just rude. >> stephanie: a lot of these -- he's up against a tea bagger. he's going to win. we're having jim on today
and krugman -- paul krugman's column today is all about the response between sandy and katrina and just laying out there saying -- you know, big government isn't the enemy. you know. he quotes the old ronald reagan line where reagan got cheers. i'm from the government. i'm here to help. >> stephanie: rude, chris christie proved obama's point better than anyone ever could have that he has always been bipartisan. has always reached you know, across the aisle to help anybody who will work...
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that was very prevalent during katrina. a lot of people wanted to just go and they knew enough to know that just showing up wouldn't work. so they were trying to not bother the operations and they were coming to the pentagon to say how can we help in what and what can we do? i think that scenario replays itself at various levels all over the world, and so again, i am torn by the need to keep the government out of a local cooperative effort so that the benefits of capitalism can come up with a solution that is efficient, low-cost and philanthropic way supported. you have people confuse with a very limited amount of technology and infrastructure requirements like the use of cell phones and how do you communicate during these kinds of disasters at the local level to say what your requirements are? how would you leverage those technologies to inform and independent group who is dedicated to supporting those kinds of things? that could be the csis and any non-governmental government to apply a bias or an agenda. as much as the g
that was very prevalent during katrina. a lot of people wanted to just go and they knew enough to know that just showing up wouldn't work. so they were trying to not bother the operations and they were coming to the pentagon to say how can we help in what and what can we do? i think that scenario replays itself at various levels all over the world, and so again, i am torn by the need to keep the government out of a local cooperative effort so that the benefits of capitalism can come up with a...
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. >> woodruff: comparisons being made to hurricane katrina, not only new jersey and new york. we also want to say this brings the electoral college projected total at this point-- it's early in the evening-- to 79 electoral votes for president obama 82 electoral vote for governor romney. we know we need 270-- they need 270 in order to become president. >> ifill: of course we have to talk about new jersey because david and mark, chris christie, the governor of the new jersey, royaled the waters a little bit this week by actually having kind things to say about president obama, not that that accountedly the outcome in new jersey, a deeply blue state, but i wonder whether we're watching chris christie more closely. >> i think he did it for severe reasons. his state got whalloped. he was emotionally drawn as anybody in those circumstances. i don't think he was thinking of his future political process. i do think sandy had a political impact. i think the exit polls give some suggestion of that. and partly because they saw the president being effective, but partly because they saw h
. >> woodruff: comparisons being made to hurricane katrina, not only new jersey and new york. we also want to say this brings the electoral college projected total at this point-- it's early in the evening-- to 79 electoral votes for president obama 82 electoral vote for governor romney. we know we need 270-- they need 270 in order to become president. >> ifill: of course we have to talk about new jersey because david and mark, chris christie, the governor of the new jersey, royaled...